§ 4502. Definitions

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1983

   Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983

   Pub. L. 98–180 title I § 111 · 97 Stat. 1128

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 4502

   Pub. L. 98–180, title I, § 111, Nov. 29, 1983, 97 Stat. 1136

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 98–180, title I, § 111, Nov. 29, 1983, 97 Stat. 1136

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 111. definitions As used in this subtitle— (a) the term “Board” means the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board established under section 113 of this subtitle; (b) the term “Department" means the Department of Agriculture; (c) the term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture; (d) the term “milk” means any class of cow’s milk produced in the United States; (e) the term “dairy products” means products manufactured for human consumption which are derived from the processing of milk, and includes fluid milk products; (f) the term “fluid milk products” means those milk products normally consumed in liquid form as a beverage; (g) the term “person” means any individual, group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative, or any other entity; (h) the term “producer” means any person engaged in the production of milk for commercial use; (i) the term “promotion” means actions such as paid advertising, sales promotion, and publicity to advance the image and sales of and demand for dairy products; (j) the term “research” means studies testing the effectiveness of market development and promotion efforts, studies relating to the nutritional value of milk and dairy products, and other related efforts to expand demand for milk and dairy products; (k) the term “nutrition education” means those activities intended to broaden the understanding of sound nutritional principles including the role of milk and dairy products in a balanced diet; and (l) the term “United States” as used in sections 110 through 117 means the forty-eight contiguous States in the continental United States.

2. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–171 § 1505(h)(2) · 116 Stat. 134

   Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 4502(d)

   Pub. L. 107–171, § 1505(h)(2), struck out “produced in the United States” before semicolon at end

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–171, § 1505(h)(2), struck out “produced in the United States” before semicolon at end.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in section 111(d) (7 U.S.C. 4502(d)), by striking “produced in the United States”.

3. 2002

   Pub. L. 107–171 § 1505(a) · 116 Stat. 134

   Added · 7 U.S.C. § 4502(m)(o)

   Pub. L. 107–171, § 1505(a), added subsecs. (m) to (o)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (m) to (o). Pub. L. 107–171, § 1505(a), added subsecs. (m) to (o).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Definitions.— Section 111 of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4502) is amended— (1) in subsection (k), by striking “and” at the end; (2) in subsection (1), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: “(m) the term ‘imported dairy product’ means any dairy product that is imported into the United States (as defined in subsection (l)), including dairy products imported into the United States in the form of— “(1) milk, cream, and fresh and dried dairy products; “(2) butter and butterfat mixtures; “(3) cheese; and “(4) casein and mixtures; (n) the term ‘importer’ means a person that imports an imported dairy product into the United States; and (o) the term ‘Customs’ means the United States Customs Service.”.

4. 2008

   Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

   Pub. L. 110–246 § 1507(b)(1) · 122 Stat. 1651

   1. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 4502(l)

      Pub. L. 110–246, § 1507(b)(1), added subsec. (l)

   2. Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 4502(l)

      Pub. L. 110–246, § 1507(b)(1), struck out former subsec. (l) which read as follows: “the term ‘United States’ as used in sections 4501 through 4508 of this title means the forty-eight contiguous States in the continental United States;”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 110–246, § 1507(b)(1), added subsec. (l) and struck out former subsec. (l) which read as follows: “the term ‘United States’ as used in sections 4501 through 4508 of this title means the forty-eight contiguous States in the continental United States;”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by striking subsection (l) and inserting the following: “(l) the term ‘United States’, when used in a geographical sense, means all of the States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;” ; and

   Effective date note
   Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

5. 2008

   Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

   Pub. L. 110–246 § 1507(b)(2) · 122 Stat. 1651

   Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 4502(m)

   Pub. L. 110–246, § 1507(b)(2), struck out “(as defined in subsection (l) of this section)” before “, including”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 110–246, § 1507(b)(2), struck out “(as defined in subsection (l) of this section)” before “, including”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (m), by striking “(as defined in subsection (l))”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

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